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sigrid maier knapp herbst
Sigrid Maier-Knapp-Herbst

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Herbst <-[e]s, -e> [hɛrpst] N m

Herbst
autumn
Herbst
fall Am
im Herbst
in [the] autumn
der Herbst des Lebens liter
the autumn of [one's] life liter

I. knapp <knapper, am knapp(e)sten> [knap] ADJ

1. knapp (gering):

knapp
meagre [or Am -er]
knapp
low
knappe Vorräte
meagre [or scarce] supplies
knappe Stellen
scarce jobs
knappes Geld
tight money
knapp sein/werden
to be scarce [or in short supply] /to become scarce
[mit etw dat] knapp sein
to be short [of sth]
..., aber/und das nicht zu knapp! inf
..., and how!
..., aber/und das nicht zu knapp! inf
..., good and proper! Brit inf

2. knapp (eng):

knapp
tight[-fitting]
jdm zu knapp sein
to be too tight for sb

3. knapp (noch genügend):

knapp
just enough
eine knappe Mehrheit
a narrow [or bare] [or very small] majority
ein knapper Sieg
a narrow victory
ein knappes Ergebnis
a close result

4. knapp (nicht ganz):

knapp
almost
in einer knappen Stunde
in just under an hour
[jdm] zu knapp sein
to be too tight [for sb]

5. knapp (gerafft):

knapp
concise
knapp
succinct
in wenigen knappen Worten
in a few brief words
er gab ihr nur eine knappe Antwort
he replied tersely

II. knapp <knapper, am knapp(e)sten> [knap] ADV

1. knapp (mäßig):

knapp
sparingly
knapp bemessen sein
to be not very generous
seine Zeit ist knapp bemessen
his time is limited [or restricted]
seine Zeit ist knapp bemessen
he only has a limited amount of time

2. knapp (nicht ganz):

knapp
almost
knapp eine Stunde
almost [or just under] [or not quite] an hour

3. knapp (haarscharf):

knapp
narrowly
die Wahl ist denkbar knapp ausgefallen
the election turned out to be extremely close
knapp gewinnen/verlieren
to win/lose narrowly [or by a narrow margin]
wir haben [nur] knapp verloren
we [only] just lost

Kasse N f ACCOUNT

Kasse
balance on hand

Kas·se <-, -n> [ˈkasə] N f

1. Kasse (Zahlstelle):

Kasse
cash desk
Kasse
till
Kasse (Supermarkt)
check-out
netto Kasse
net cash
gegen Kasse
for cash
Kasse bei Rechnungseingang FIN
cash on delivery

2. Kasse:

Kasse (Kartenverkauf)
ticket office
Kasse (im Theater, Kino)
box office

3. Kasse (Registrierkasse):

Kasse
cash register
Kasse
till
jdn [für etw acc] zur Kasse bitten
to ask sb to pay [for sth]
Kasse machen
to close out a register
Kasse machen fig sl
to cash up
Kasse machen fig sl
to earn a packet
die Kasse stimmt inf
the money's ok inf
die Kassen klingeln inf
the tills are ringing

4. Kasse inf (Sparbank):

Kasse
savings bank
gut/schlecht bei Kasse sein inf
to be well/badly off
knapp/nicht bei Kasse sein
to be short of cash/hard up

5. Kasse ADMIN (Krankenkasse):

Kasse
health insurance fund

6. Kasse (Stahlkiste zur Geldaufbewahrung):

Kasse
cash box
gemeinsame/getrennte Kasse machen
to have joint/separate housekeeping
OpenDict entry

knapp ADV

jmd/etw knapp entgehen
to narrowly escape sb/sth
OpenDict entry

knapp ADJ

knappe Sprache LIT
spare language

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

knapp ADJ MKT COMPET

knapp
scarce

PONS OpenDict

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

[...]
Sigrid Maier-Knapp-Herbst , Präsidentin a.D. der Klosterkammer Hannover , Beiratsmitglied des Bundesverbandes Deutscher Stiftungen für den Bereich „ soziale Nachhaltigkeit “ ;
musiktage-hitzacker.de
[...]
Sigrid Maier-Knapp-Herbst , former President of the Klosterkammer Hannover and reporting council member for social sustainability of the German Foundation Association ;
musiktage-hitzacker.de

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